Just in case you thought the failed presidential campaigns of John McCain and Mitt Romney have taught the RNC a lesson, and that the “Bushies” had made their last stand, think again. A new “autopsy report” from the RNC means that the Republican establishment wants “big corporate” to have more control of the GOP primaries, not less.

From Politico, via Memeorandum:

The GOP’s prescription to cure the ills that helped bring on yet another disastrous presidential cycle would revamp its presidential nominating rules in ways to benefit well-funded candidates and hamper insurgents – a move that quickly heated up the already smoldering feud between the Republican establishment and the tea party-inspired base.

Tucked in near the end of the 97-page report, formally known as The Growth and Opportunity Project, are less than four pages that amount to a political bombshell: the five-member panel urges halving the number of presidential primary debates in 2016 from 2012, creating a regional primary cluster after the traditional early states and holding primaries rather than caucuses or conventions.

I don’t recommend investing in this failing institution known as the Republican National Committee. They are not “too big to fail.” Cut off their meal ticket. Their track record of cutting off their feet, hardening their hearts, and numbing their brains in order to win races is no longer “bordering on stupidity.” It’s now reached the level of ballroom dancing in the lobby of the asylum.

Let’s be clear. The RNC in its present state is as much a threat to basic freedom in this country and to the Catholic Church as the DNC is. The DNC is Herod, using political authority to push against the Church, mainly by establishing religion (redefining marriage.) By favoring the wealthy at the expense of “the little guy” (the poor, the working poor, and the middle class), and embracing more and more the establishment of state religion by tolerating candidates who support “gay marriage,” the Republican establishment is Judas, selling out the Church and the Christian grassroots base of the party for silver. If we wash our hands and pretend there’s no truth here, we are Pontius Pilate.

It is what it is.

John Brabender, political strategist for Rick Santorum, had this to say, according to Politico:

But it wasn’t just the libertarian Republicans who were uneasy about the primary recommendations.

John Brabender, Santorum’s chief adviser, said the reforms would favor the moneyed candidates.

“While I commend Chairman Priebus for taking important steps to remedy Republicans’ recent election failures, I am troubled by the possibility of a condensed presidential primary process which undoubtedly gives an advantage to establishment backed candidates and the wealthiest candidates,” said Brabender.

He’s right. The RNC wants to condense the primary so that people won’t get a chance to hear less wealthy candidates (like Rick Santorum) make their case to the American people. They don’t care who the nominee is, as long as the wealthy folks get to decide who it is. Those people are: Rand Paul, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, Paul Ryan (he endorsed Romney against Santorum in Wisconsin), Rob Portman, and a few others. Examples of people the wealthy do not want are: Rick Santorum (supported by the Christian core base of the party grassroots), and Sarah Palin (who decries crony capitalism.) Neither list is exhaustive, but, you get the picture.

Would you like fries with that crony capitalism? Silver with that sodomy?

Alternative headline: RNC Wants More Cowbell